Defiance, the shooter MMO/SyFy television show hybrid released recently, and it has had some issues out of the gate, most notably the Xbox 360 version of the game. Nathan Richardsson, Defiance's executive producer has posted a message to let everyone know that they are aware of the issues, and are working to get everything working properly. The team's first priority is getting the Xbox 360 version working. This ... Read More.

The Ouya made waves last year for blowing past its $950,000 funding goal, eventually raising more than $8.5 million on Kickstarter. The console’s creators promised to bring developer-friendly gaming back to the living room, thanks to both its low cost of entry (about $100) and its Android-based architecture. Now, backers are starting to get their units, and the reviews are trickling in. What are your thought... Read More.

Hope springs eternal for fans of Rare’s classic over-the-top fighting game, Killer Instinct. It originally appeared in arcades in 1994, before making its way to the SNES and Game Boy a year later. For over a decade, fighting game enthusiasts have been clamoring for a return to Ultratech’s absurd Killer Instinct tournament. Just a few days ago, Fox and Microsoft signed a Trademark Coexistence Agreement, as ... Read More.

Blizzard has announced ticket prices and sales information for the upcoming convention. According to a press release sent out today, BlizzCon 2013 tickets will go on sale for $175 each at the convention's official website. Ticket sales will begin on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Pacific time. A second batch of tickets will be released for sale on Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. In addition, Blizzard... Read More.

In a week already fraught with sad news, reports are coming in that Sega has closed their Australian studio. The developer, formerly known as Creative Assembly Australia, was responsible for Medieval II: Total War and London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games. According to comment obtained by Kotaku, Sega will be shutting the studio down before the end of the year. We have reached out to... Read More.

Two days ago, before passing away at the age of 70, Roger Ebert made known his intentions to slow down a bit. In fact, he was going to embrace the dream of critics everywhere: review only the movies he wanted to. Game enthusiasts may have had a prickly relationship with Roger Ebert due to his stance on the medium, but his eloquent writing style and well-stated (if controversial) opinions are to be admired. It's ... Read More.

Namco Bandai has taken its popular fighting franchise in a new direction, releasing a virtual card game based on the series. The free-to-play game offers cross-platform play, allowing users to challenge each other online no matter what platform they play on. Decks are fully customizable, and cards can be fused together to create new ones. To win you must chain together Focus, Strike, and Block cards to fight op... Read More.

God of War: Ascension’s multiplayer mode will receive some changes and fixes courtesy of an upcoming update. The most significant change in update 1.04 is the allegiance level cap increase from 30 to 40. Allegiances will also receive a new item, two new relics, and an ultimate magic. A significant bug preventing players from attaining shards used to obtain two weapons, the Spear of Destiny and Barbarian Hamme... Read More.

With the next generation of consoles arriving in just a few months, publishers are in a precarious position. Major titles are on the way, and many coming from third-parties will arrive on old and new hardware. That won’t be the case for CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3 according to an Edge interview published today. Co-founder and joint CEO Marcin Iwinski told Edge that there is, “no way that would run on ... Read More.

The trailer for the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Map Pack DLC, Uprising, is being unveiled, showcasing a sneak peek at the different locations offered. The second Map Pack DLC for Black Ops 2 includes four new multiplayer maps: Magma, Encore, Vertigo, Studio, a re-imagining of the classic map Firing Range and a new zombie map called Mob of the Dead. The first DLC Map Pack, Revolution, offered four new maps, ... Read More.

In a recent interview with RipTen, Epic Games lead level designer on Gears of War: Judgment, Jim Brown, discussed the thought process behind the big changes in the latest installment. One of the recurring themes was accessibility. At multiple points in the discussion, Brown cites test sessions and communication from players as the reasons for streamlining the experience. This includes the drastic shift in con... Read More.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is remembered as a classic, but it wasn't always so. Back in 1999, it was an unknown game from an unheralded PlayStation developer in a genre that many thought could never be successful. I still recall the first time I saw it. The events of my career at Game Informer have grown a bit hazy over the years, but I was either an unpaid intern at that time or had just been given a full-time posi... Read More.

Publisher Deep Silver has just announced a new multi-title franchise called Ride to Hell, and revenge is the name of the game. The PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 iteration is Ride to Hell: Retribution (out June 25), and it tells the story of Jake Conway – a one-man wrecking crew who will stop at nothing to get revenge against a biker gang called The Devil's Hand. Although the video below is CGI and doesn't us... Read More.

While Dean Hall works on the standalone version of DayZ – the online survival horror Arma 2 mod – there may be more in the works for the title. Talking to The Escapist, Hall couldn't say anything definitive about a release on a console, but did say that he's met with Sony about the idea. "It appears to be the kind of game that Sony are interested in," he said. "I think we just have to wait and see. We've ta... Read More.

News broke earlier today that Deadpool developer High Moon Studios has laid off approximately 40 staff members. This unfortunate news comes in concert with notice that the title starring the "Merc with a mouth" has been completed. Game Informer reached out to Activision and received this statement from a company representative: “Activision Publishing consistently works to align its costs with its revenues â€... Read More.